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    Second headlight to go along the LBL - advice?

    I've been thinking for a while about getting one of those chinese headlights, to be used as a high beam of sorts, for backroads where there's little risk of blinding oncoming traffic: something powerful enough to extend my range, but at least as bright as the LBL, or more. Recently some of them...
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    LBL nosediving on rough roads

    Wait is this thread still alive? FTR I have moved the light to a bike with an oversized bar and initially had less problems with it moving (probably courtesy of the increased surface making contact), but eventually the problem crept up again (great pavement is great). For some time I switched...
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    LBL nosediving on rough roads

    Well thanks for the sarcasm, it's always useful.
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    LBL nosediving on rough roads

    You were providing unrequested advice with a tone that was, let's say, less than friendly? if you still want to argue about the advantages of flashlights over the LBL, you're of course free to do that: start another thread and see what kind of replies you get. If you insist on doing it here...
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    LBL nosediving on rough roads

    I had a chance to ride in twilight yesterday, tennis racket tape is not enough. I'm beginning to wonder if there's something wrong with my bracket though: it should be working just fine without any tape anyway. Is this a common problem or just me?
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    LBL nosediving on rough roads

    Having some tennis tape left over, I went with that but haven't had a chance to try it out yet, though. Last winter I kept the LBL on handlebar tape but that wasn't grippy enough, despite a tendency of the bracket to dig into it. FTR the tape was Velox Maxi Cork, which was pretty smooth to the...
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    LBL nosediving on rough roads

    I'm having trouble with the battery operated Philips SafeRide LBL: the bracket simply can't keep it level. Even with the knob fully tightened (I used a wrench), the bracket can still be rotated without much effort. I'm using the mandated rubber spacers given the handlebar width (26 mm), and I'd...
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    Which batteries work best with the Philips LBL?

    Thanks for the link, much appreciated. I've done a few cycles on the LSDs, Hi is capped at 1h11m by the lamp (very close to swhs's numbers) and then I just let it run on Lo until it shuts off. LSDs did the first two cycles at around 1h45m, and the third at 2h. The included batteries did about...
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    show me your fork light mounts

    Found another ready-made fork mount, this one's pretty cheap: M-Wave fork mount on SJS
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    Which batteries work best with the Philips LBL?

    Hey HakanC, The Eneloops are close in rated capacity to the batteries in the box. However I've been reading a bit of the old threads and found that swhs tested the Philips AAs in a C9000 at more like 2200-2300 mAh, so if you were getting an extended runtime from the Eneloops, then the lamp is...
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    Which batteries work best with the Philips LBL?

    Sooooo, Santa Amazon brought me a brand new Philips LBL today. Already took it out for a ride - the traffic in town today was just crazy, but this light really stands out! I had no time to charge the batteries in the box, so I've popped in some cheap LSDs instead. I expect the LBL to have a...
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    How bright is bright enough for a road bike?

    Northern Italy. This afternoon the temperature was around 6-7 with some places at 4-5 (one station even reached 1!). Typically the further I go inland the colder it gets. Late afternoon also sees humidity soaring which makes cold feel much more intense. That is on clear days but yesterday the...
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    How bright is bright enough for a road bike?

    Thanks for all the replies and suggestions.@ swhs you have a great site there, better than the professional ones I've seen so far ...keep up the good work! :thumbsup: You're giving me a bit of hope with this remark, I might order the Ixon IQ off Amazon and see whether I find it bright enough...
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    show me your fork light mounts

    Yes, although the version I was referring to, was found on another forum and used a doorstop IIRC. I'm binging on everything lights these days and if I forget bookmarking the page I have trouble finding it again :duh2:
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    How bright is bright enough for a road bike?

    I assume you are referring to headlamps alone? I'd read the Philips BikeLight is under 300 lm and almost as bright as a car's headlamp - so I was hoping the 40 lux of the Ixon IQ would be enough for me. I'm not very keen on buying a headlamp, partly because I have to wait 4-5 weeks for...
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